Vocabulary · 9 min
Places and directions
Name common places and ask where something is.
- Recognize the main idea in places and directions.
- Use one clear example before you begin the quiz.
- Build confidence with a small, repeatable step.
Place words pair naturally with どこ, the question word for where.
Find your way
えき is station, がっこう is school, and みせ is shop.
Simple direction words
みぎ is right, ひだり is left, and まっすぐ is straight ahead.
Study these forms
Study the Japanese form together with its English meaning. Read the word aloud, then use the two directions of practice to check recognition and recall. えき (station) · がっこう (school) · みせ (shop) · うち (home) · いえ (house) · こうえん (park) · びょういん (hospital) · ぎんこう (bank) · ゆうびんきょく (post office) · としょかん (library) · レストラン (restaurant) · ホテル (hotel) · くうこう (airport) · まち (town) · くに (country) · みち (road) · へや (room) · いりぐち (entrance) · でぐち (exit) · みぎ (right) · ひだり (left) · まっすぐ (straight ahead) · どこ (where) · ここ (here) · そこ (there near you)
More reading practice
まえ (in front) · うしろ (behind) · となり (next to) · ちかく (nearby) · とおく (far away) · うえ (above) · した (below) · なか (inside) · そと (outside) · ひがし (east) · にし (west) · みなみ (south) · きた (north) · こうさてん (intersection) · はし (bridge) · みなと (port) · きっさてん (cafe) · ほんや (bookstore) · はなや (flower shop) · やおや (greengrocer) · にくや (butcher shop) · パンや (bakery) · ちゅうしゃじょう (parking lot) · かいしゃ (company) · りょこう (trip)
Put it together
Look at the examples once more. Notice the small detail that makes this vocabulary lesson different from the one before it.
Guided examples
Use this example while studying places and directions.
Try to recognize it before you start the quiz.
Before the quiz, can you recognize the key form from places and directions?
station
Show the answer
station · This is one of the forms introduced in the lesson. Say it aloud and connect it to the explanation above.
Remember the main pattern from places and directions and use the examples as your first reference. A short review is useful learning, not a setback.